super mario rpg

Weekly Wii Update – Super Mario RPG!

12:20AM Mike Fahey | How dare you, Nintendo! How dare you release Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars for the Super Nintendo (800 points) on the Wii Virtual Console on a holiday Monday when I wasn’t paying attention? I could have been playing that all day long yesterday instead of…playing the other games I was playing all day long. I suppose in the long run it’s just a day, but I cannot help but feel betrayed. I know, I’m such a drama king. For those of you sadly unaware, Super Mario RPG was the last Mario game for the SNES, developed by Square, and probably one of the best Mario experiences you’re likely to have outside of a platformer. A very worthy purchase indeed. In addition to Mario, yesterday also saw the release of the puzzler Clu Clu Land for the NES (500 points), along with Hudson’s interactive screensaver My Aquarium for WiiWare (500 points), but this week is really all about Tales of Chrono Mario Star Fantasy. More »

Super Mario RPG Hits (PAL) Virtual Console

1:20PM Luke Plunkett | To recap: the PAL Virtual Consoles sometimes run a little thing called the Hanabi Festival. Means a bunch of rare, usually Japan-only games get made available for a limited time. Well, they’ve kicked off another one this week, and the update’s a cracker. While one of the games has already made an appearance – Mario 2 – the other is a sight for sore eyes. It’s Super Mario RPG. Yeah, Super Mario RPG. Which never, ever graced these southern shores, so if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to catch up with my good friend 1996. More »